Tag Archive | Holy

Believing Surrender

Jan6

Mary, the mother of Jesus, was visited by the angel Gabriel just as Zacharias was six months earlier. The angel told Mary that she had found favor with God and that she would conceive and bear a son. You shall name Him Jesus.
Mary asked how this can be since she was a virgin.
Luke 1:26, 30-31, 34 paraphrased

and the angel answered:
“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.”
Luke 1:35 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.35.NASB1995

🌹And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
Luke 1:38 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.38.NASB1995

What did it take for Mary to surrender to God’s will?

Ask yourself,  “What will it take for me to do the same?”

🌹And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her by the Lord.”
Luke 1:45 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.1.45.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Holy Jesus, Holy Lord

Dec19

And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
And when the days for their ¹purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, ²“Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
Luke 2:21-24 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.21-24.NASB1995

🌹And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—  and a sword will pierce even your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
Luke 2:34-35 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.2.34-35.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹Leviticus 12:6-8 is found the purification according to the law of Moses
²Exodus 13:2,12 sanctify every firstborn male according to the law of Moses; devote to the Lord the first male offspring
²Numbers 3:13, 8:17  God sanctifies all the firstborn males. “They shall be Mine; I am the Lord.”

Imitator of God

Sep18

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;
Ephesians 5:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/eph.5.1.NASB1995

You shall be holy, for the Lord God is holy. Leviticus 19:2 NASB1995¹
Be blameless – complete, perfect, or having integrity – before the Lord. Deuteronomy 18:13 NASB1995²
Cleanse yourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 NASB1995³

Let us strive to be holy before God as Jesus has demonstrated. Wholly committed to His way, His truth, His will.

Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 5:48 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.5.48.NASB1995

As Paul said,
🌹Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.3.12.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

¹ https://bible.com/bible/100/lev.19.2.NASB1995
² https://bible.com/bible/100/deu.18.13.NASB1995
³ https://bible.com/bible/100/2Co.7.1.NASB1995

God Reigns

Aug22

O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy.
Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm.
Psalms 47:1, 6-7 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.1-7.NASB1995

🌹God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne. 🙌
Psalms 47:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.8.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Bless The Lord!

Jun13

Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits;
Psalms 103:1-2 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.103.1-2.NASB1995

Oh the joy of knowing God. The blessing of walking with Him daily. The benefit of His wisdom and counsel. Knowing that whatever we go through He is right there, for He promises to never leave us nor forsake us. Bless the Lord!

🌹Bless the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Psalms 103:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.103.22.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Chosen For A Purpose

May22

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Holy and beloved chosen of God for a purpose . . .

🌹 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.
Colossians 3:17 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.17.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Thank you for joining me on this journey of the attributes of God’s chosen.

A Gentle Heart

May20

. . . as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of gentleness
Colossians 3:12 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/col.3.12.NASB1995

Gentleness is a rare commodity in the world today. It is often associated with weakness, being a ‘sissy’, but in reality it is harder to be seen as gentle than to pretend to be tough. Could a gentle spirit be more transforming?

What do you desire? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
1 Corinthians 4:21 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1co.4.21.NASB1995

Gentleness is another fruit of the Spirit of God. One who is caught in a transgression, who could easily be one of us, can be restored with humility and gentleness. Showing tolerance with gentle correction to another, in love, could lead to God granting them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth.
Galatians 5:23/Galatians 6:1/Ephesians 4:2/2 Timothy 2:25 NASB1995

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
James 3:13 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jas.3.13.NASB1995

🌹Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:5 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/php.4.5.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Heart Set For Prayer

May5

“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 6:9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.6.9.NASB1995

When you are in the presence of God to pray, is His name hallowed (consecrated, holy), in Your heart? Does your mind acknowledge His divineness?

🌹let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:22 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.10.22.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

Thanksgiving Sacrifice

Nov4

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving . . .
Psalms 50:14a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.14.NASB1995

What is the sacrifice we can offer to God?

Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable (well pleasing) to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Romans 12:1 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/rom.12.1.NASB1995

Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13:15 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/heb.13.15.NASB1995

He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; And to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God.”
Psalms 50:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.50.23.NASB1995

🌹From You comes my praise in the great assembly;
Psalms 22:25a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.22.25.NASB1995

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org

There Is Only One

Oct25

Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, Awesome in praises, working wonders?
Exodus 15:11 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/exo.15.11.NASB1995

Who is like You, God?

For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?
Psalms 71:19 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.71.19.NASB1995

He said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth beneath, keeping covenant and showing lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart,
1 Kings 8:23 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1ki.8.23.NASB1995

God, You are majestic in holiness. You are awesome!

And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”
Isaiah 6:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/isa.6.3.NASB1995

O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth, Who have displayed Your splendor above the heavens!
O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!
Psalms 8:1, 9 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.8.1-9.NASB1995

Let them praise Your great and awesome name; Holy is He.
Psalms 99:3 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.99.3.NASB1995

Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with a skillful psalm. God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne.
Psalms 47:6-8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.47.6-8.NASB1995

You who fear the Lord, praise Him;
Psalms 22:23a NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.22.23.NASB1995

Praise the Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
Psalms 150:1-2 NASB1995 https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.150.1-2.NASB1995

🌹Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!
Psalms 150:6 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/psa.150.6.NASB1995

Have an awesome weekend walking with the One and Only Lord God.

Continually Seeking Him,

Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org